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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

the inhabitants. The villagers inyeigled the
whole body into temple and during the
night set lire to it. Only forty occupants OF
the building escaped. The remainder were
burned to death. s
The Manitoba legislature is SUNNI oned to
meet N April a. A lively time is anticipated,
as tits expected that plot will be disclosed
TO overthrow Norquay and his government.
Since the resignation of g. p. brown there
have been OBJECTIONS in NorQuay,s ranks,
and IT is expected that u sufficient number
can be induced to vote against him to upset
the government. Brown is the leader Of
the new party.
Thirteen Anarchists, convicted Of COM
plicity in the plot to set fire to Vienna and
to blow up the imperial palace at Schon-
brenn with dynamite, have been sentenced
to imprisonment at hard labor at terms
ranging from one year to 20 years. One
other was acquitted.
The duke and duchess of Cumberland
dined at the British embassy in Vienna on
the 10th inst. The duchess was then in her
usual spirits, except that she confessed
herself homesick. 1t is now stated that her
malady is only severe melancholia
The French minister of foreign affairs
states that the key of the situation is in st.
Petersburg, and that while Russia and
France are at peace war with Germany is
impossible. b:
Parnell thinks the Irish criminal law
amendment bills the harshest measures
ever proposed to subdue Ireland. He SAYS
some OF the measures create offenses.
Father Bogen, of the Herbertstown
branch of the National League, has been
arrested and jailed in Dublin.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01
Minnesota State Fair.

A meeting Of the Board of managers of
the Minnesota State Agricultural Society
was held at ST. Paul on the Gath, and con-
siderable important business transacted.
J. D. Larpenteur, of st. Paul, WI appointed
superintendent of the art department., and
his suggestions in regard to awarding med
ais for premiums were adopted. There is
no doubt now that w. +. Cross, of Red
Wing, will be the assistant Of Secretary
Hoard, although no formal action will be
called by Senator Hoard as soon as Mr..
Merriam returns from the East. 81
Among the additions and changes on the
premium list were the following: A sweep
stakes is offered, $25 each, for the best buck
and eve in Merinos, long woods and downs.
is substituted tor the silver medal for the
best collection Of apples, not to exceed
twenty varieties; $40 for best collection Of
Siberians or hybrids, not exceeding ten
varieties; SO for the best collection of
Russian apples and SIS for the best collec-
ton of apples of Northwestern origin.
There is added a premium Of $15 for the
best collection of Minnesota grapes, and
premiums instead Of medals, Of $40 for tho
best collection of plums, So for cranberries
and $25 for the best display Of green and
hot-house plants are offered.
"A special sweepstakes, urSC Prize $(O, SEC
ond SO, and third $25, is offered for the hest
county exhibit, to apply to the entire state
and the sweepstakes for all the counties, ex
cept Ramsey, Hennepin, Washington and
Dakota, is continued. Arule was adopted
requiring exhibitors Of pastry, canned
goods, pickles and jelhes to furnish recipes
to the secretary before making entries. In
stead Of the silver medals, as heretofore,
premiums of SO and $40 win be offered re-
spectively for best and second best exhibits
Of grains and grass seed for field crors, and
best and second best exhibit Of garden
seeds. :ls 55s33 s. I'M / ;;S5$. a54.s
The new members added to the advisory
board are: sfI {.
j. b. Getman, of Kasson; r. Y. Libby, Of
Tasting; Col, W. NJ. Lggett, Of Benson;
Jere Aflis, Of Isinores; II. Nettleton OF
Montevideo; Senator 9. g. Edwards, OF
Spring City; Chas. Rhines, OF Princeton;
g. H. melbourne, of Rochester; u. i.
Grattan, Of Isinores; =. 9. Judson OF Far r
llnington; Henry Poehler, OF Hen n.
| r. Clark, OF st. Cloud, q. "A. DeGraff, Of
)Janeaville; a, N, Fridley, OF RIDLEY IS. p n,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01
IOWA.

Snow fell all over Iowa, on the Goth and
9th. interfering with railway travel; some
fears are expressed regarding spring wheat
which had been nearly all sown.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmadge, preached at
Des Moines on Sunday, and to prevent a
dangerous overcrowding Of the church, the
admission was by ticket, and large num-
Der could not gain admission.
It appears to be settled that Benton j.
Hall, ex-congressman of Iowa, will succeed
Mr.. Montgomery as Commissioner of Pat
Office contains nearly 700 clerks. Mr.. Hall
was born in 1885 at Knox county, Ohio. and
has served several terms in the Iowa legis-
lature and one term of congress.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

In view of the present lively interest
in Russia, the readers of the April
number of Harper's Magazine will en-
Joy the attractive article by Ralph
Meeker. entitled Through the eau
casus.'' Mr.. Meeker sketches visit
made to the most unfamiliar province
in that anomalous realm during the
excitement Of the late war between
Russia and Turkey. He claims that
..no country having railways and
telegraphs is SO little known as Russia.
Every type Of civilization and every
grade Of barbarism are found within
its boundaries The Illustrations are
By the authors fellow traveller, r. y.
NiIlet, ard are capItally done. The
conc usion Of the article will appear in
Tho May number.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01
Craft, Of Pennington: a. b. Moffat, Of Le
Sueur, and George b Case, Of st. Peter.
DAKOTA.

The President has appointed Frank S.
Demers, Of Minnesota, receiver Of public
moneys at Fargo, Oak
Democratic postmasters have been
appointed at Aberdeen, Bookings, DEVILS
Lake and Redfeld, Oak.
At Brookings, on Monday, an infant
child of N. K. Van Dusen fell into a boiler
ofwater and was drowned.
Northern Pacific trains crossed the bridge
| over the Missouri river at Bismarck on the
9th, for the first time in eight days and
transcontinental traffic was fully resumed
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul r,
y. engine house at Sioux Falls, was burned
on the 9th. There was only one engine in
$4,000. Wy ~ ~
AT Aberdeen, on the 2Srd, James Steven,
son, OF Waseca, Nina, brother Of the yard
master of the G. M. & ST. P. r. R., at that
place, while braking on switching train,
was run over and his body cut in two
On Monday the following Presidential
pc st-ofice appointments were announced ::
John =: ~ Firrie at Aberdeen, Oak, vice
George w. Hopper, removed; II. C.. Ras-
mussen at Devils Lake. Oak, vice H. G.
Hansborough, removed; Ezra W. Fowcht at
Redfeld, OAK, vice Henry G. Rising, re-.
moved. II. sf.,~..1v -,
Mrs. John Wright Of Grand Forks, died
suddenly Saturday night Two families
we're living in the same house, the Wrights
and Mr.. and Mrs McLain. Late at night
Mrs McLain heard the infant child of Mrs
Wright crying loudly, and the crying being
continued Mrs. McLain went to Mrs
Wright's room, when she was Mortified to
find the woman dead and the child en-
deavoring to sustain itself. The husband
lay asleep in the same bed and not till
awakened by Mrs. NcLain did he know his
wife was dead beside him. A physician
was called who pronounced the cause heart
disease.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01
MINNESOTA.

The Albert Lea Wooden mill will be ready
foi business May1.
Four buildings were burned at Winona
on the 9th, occupied by stores: loss $4,000.
A. g. A. H., district encampment is to be
held at Albert Lea, June /, 2 and3.
The ice is we'll out of the Mississippi river
but is solid in Lake Pepin, two feet or more
in thickness. Old navigaters predict that
the lake cannot open before April 15
It is announced on what appears to be the
very best authority that R. NJ. Todd of
! Albert Lea, and his brother-in-law. r. II.
| Gilmore, have just sold a mine in Colorado
to ex-senator Tabor for $25O,LOO, they re-
! serving one-eighth interest in the concern.
| An employee in the Crown roller mill at
Minneapolis was caught in the gearing
Friday morning. and held there until fright
| tu!ly mutllated, his right side being cut
| cut through, one arm mangled and his head
seriously wounded.
few nights since the house of John Bryce
at Reno burned. The family barely escaped
| in their nightclothes. They went barefoot
or In stockings half a mile over snowdrifts
to nelghbors: Another house of green lunl-
moved into it. The night following MRS.
Bryce, who had been in poor health, sudden
At Minnesota City, on the Milwaukee Il
st. Paul r. R., on the 23rd, Richard Glib
ions, brakeman, was killed while coupling
cars; Thos. Glidden, brakeman on the same
train fell into cattle guard and was so
injured that he died in an hour. At Dakota
nf hi
way to school, attempted to jump on a
freight train and had his left leg crushed SO
that it had to be amputated.
Currie, Mimi, special 25th: Last night
at O'Clock dispatch from Attorney Gen.
McGill had signed proclamation for the
removal of the county seat to Slayton. At
3 o'clock this morning men and teams be-
gan to arrive, and at 4 O'Clock fifty to sew
enty-hve armed men with fourteen teams
surrounded the county building. Put out the
the offices of the auditor, register and attor-
ney and left for Slayton. The people of
Currle had begun to get up, and Inquired
OF them why they came in the night and
what use they expected to make Of their
arms! The matter is in the courts, and the
probabilities are that the records will come
back in few months. The county attorney,
register of deeds and auditor were the lead
ers of the party from Slayton. The latter
appeared disappointed when they found no
opposition.
Lewis Fl. Stanton Of Morris, Mimi, son of
the late Edwin NJ. Stanton, with the con-
currence of the surviving members of the
family, mas secured the services of George
c Gorham formerly secretary of the U. s.
Senate to write a biography of the great
war minister. All the private papers Of the
late secretary have been placed in Mr.
and Mr.. Stanton is obtaining from ali
available sources letters written by his
father and interesting information con-
corning him. Secretary Stanton left
great deal of unpublished history Of great
public interest, which will be published to
the world. Mr.. Gorham hopes to COM
plete it in about two years.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01
WISCONSIN,.

Senator Spooner has given the Hudson
fire department 500 in recognition of their
services in saving his house from being de-
stroyed by fire few weeks ago.
A heavy fall of snow visited Wisconsin
on the 9th, the average depth at Milwau-
kee and vicinity being twelve inches, and
some what more in the northern sections Of
the state.
A breach of promise suit for $4,000 has
been begun at Hudson, by Miss Katie Hart
igan, a worthy young lady, against Capt
Mcclure wealthy bachelor and an alder
man of the city.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

EDITOR JOE PULITZER, of the New
York World seems to enjoy hot water.
Not long ago he knocked down Joe
Howard Jr., the erudite correspondent,
now he has quarrelled with and ban
ished Julian Hawthorne, his capable
and graceful literary editor, and after
having lappooned and caricatured Ira
Shafer, counsel for Aid. Cleary, one Of
the accused Broadway surface railroad
bride receivers, he sends the witty
lawyer a challenge to fight duel.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

OVERHEAD telegraph wires had much
to do with impeding the work of the fire
department. on the occasion of the recent
great fire in Buffalo. 1t is the old story.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

TIE artist TLulstrup has an income
Of $4,000 a year from his etchings.
BE furnishes page or double page
to Harpers Weekly, every week.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

FRANCRs HoDGsoN BURNETT began
her literary career at IA. Her first two
sketches were printed in Godey's Lady's
Book, for which she received $35. She
gathered and sold wild grapes in east
Tennessee for money to buy the postage
stamps which covered the transmission
of her stories.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

LEGISLATURES are high priced lux
uries, that of California costing for its
last session s151, 5S5, 65, and curious
fact is that the Senate, with half the
membership of the House, cost sos, 1885,
"A, to ss6,649,51 for the larger body.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

w. 81. HERNDoa, the old law partner
Of President Lincoln, has in a forward
state of preparation another "Life,'
which he will publish in the near future
This work will deal principally with the
career Of Mr.. Lincoln up to the time he
became President.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

4 HACKNEY coachman at Mentone
got $500 for single nights use of his
cab on the occasion of the recent earth
quake. This man, says Chicago pa
per, would have shone even among the
hackmen and truckmen who made
themselves famous the night of the
Chicago fire. ..
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

PRINCE HENRY of Battenberg has
consented to preside at festival of the
Society of Friends of Foreigners in Dis
tress, and a London paper thinks it very
sreditable that he still sympathizes
with those who are suffering evils from
which he has just escaped.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

garine manufactured and removed Ia CO..
sumption or sale at two cents per nonnt1
during the past four months is il. B4574n
pounds, and the quantity exported from =,
the United States ID 1853, 797 pounds. '3 ~
80, 5. I, ]
- y Coleman mas returned from
Louisiana whittier he went, three weeks
ago, to prepare the Hay for experim ant. 3
cane 8, oar :, r;no, =, IL y
~ y =, .1o uslon process
!; nave selected the Gov. armouth planta-
t ao., az you Already Know" ne q. said to an
Where We shall make the trial The outlook
| = WE vHHry promising, though have made and
snan .nake 70 Propnesles as 70 results. The
fesuiG q our WORK WIN cane 10 kansas was
, ,ai oeyonu expeetagions though we labored
amGer many amcuttles. = Experts who ex.
a Ann s our cane before II was shipped said
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01
FOREIGN AFT AIRS.

a dreadful tradgedy occurred at Hsia-
shib- Chen, China, twenty miles northeast OF
Hongeboy. Over three hundred troops APP
.peared az the village and greatly irritated
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

AT Redwood, California, Mrs. Har-
riet A. Moore, who sued Moses Hop
hns for $3.50, 900, for breach of prom
Sc, was awarded $4,000 by the jury.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

EvANGEL1sTs Ross and Goodfellow
were refused license for their gospel
tent in San Francisco, whereupon they
proceeded to erect it in defiance of the
law -,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

HERRY WARD BEECHER once took in
door exercise by shcwelng from one
end of his cellar 10 the other a load of
sand which he had put there for the
purpose.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

Miss NOBLE GARFIELD, daughter of
the late President Garfield, has finished
her studies. She is taller than her
mother. =
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

A LITTLE girl asked her brother
what was capital punishment, and he
said he thought it was being locked up
in the cupboard with the jam and other
nice things.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

JAMES n. MARI, 81 years old, and
Jud &c Lawrenson, "a, are the
patriarchs of the Postal Department
at Washington. They were both ap
pointed in 1881 by President Andrew
Jackson.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01

HENRY WARD BEECHER had 1000
life insurance, though at one time he
was carrying five times that amount.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01
CURRENT COMMENT.

Lis an idiosyncrasy Of Nora Perry the
authoress, that she must sit facing the
East when she writes. AZ.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01
Crimes.

Mrs. Dora Bennett, young married
woman, living at Columbiana, O., was alb
Quoted by three men and carried away.
When found she was almost naked and
partially deranged.
A Nova Scotia burglar named Stanley
Steele tried to rob bank at Antagonist,
hut Teller Currier grappled with him, and
though shot twice. dangerously, succeeded
in preventing the robbers escape.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-04-01
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
Fires and Casualties.

The Raleigh, Virginia, cotton seed oil
mills burned on the 27th. Loss $4,000, in
:surance @s5, COO the fire was accidental,
+ At Hllville, N. T.. on the 24th, ct q Metho-
dist party in q school house the floor gave
way and fifteen persons were severely
bruised, burned and scalded and sustained
fractures Of the limbs. No deaths.
The Sanderson steel works at Syracuse,
New York, took fire Sunday night and
burned with a loss of $22o,OOO. The works
covered two acres and were established
twelve years ago by the Sandersons OF
Sheffield, England, who were the owners.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-28
Leaders of the Trade.

Fer sale by Morford & Biles at
Rock Bottom Prices, the best Cele-
brated Buckeye Mowers, Droppers
and Binders. Hay Rakes, Grain
Drills, Cider Mills,Saw Mills, Thresh-
ers, Cane Mills and Evaporators.
Double Shovel Plows, Cultivators,
South Bend Chilled Plows, Nance
CRADLES.
A CAR LOAD TENNESSEE WAGONS.
A large lot of Fruit Jars, Window
Sash, Doors, Stoves, TInware, Iron
nails, Horse Shoes and all kinds OF
Hardware.
A Full Stock of Country Bacon,
Lard, Tobacco, Paints, Sorghum,
Syrup, Tube Rose and Noel's Best
Flour, Sugar and Coffee, Gan Goods
and Groceries of every kind. We
buy in large quantities with cash
and sell for small profits. Will save
you money, call and see us.
MORFORD d BILEs.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-28

President will take a vacation of
about ten days, accompanied by Mrs.
Cleveland, Colonel Lamont and his
family. They will go to Saranac
Lake, New, York where the fishing
is said to be good at this season. 1t
is said they will 60 on the second of
June, which is the anniversary of
the Presidents marriage. Doubtless
he feels the need ofrest, and the event
could not, probably, be celebrated in
way more agreeable to him.
The financial situation has been de-
manding great deal of the Presi-
dents time and attention of late, as,
indeed, it is the most important ques-
ton now before him. On last
Wednesday night the Secretary of
the Treasury remained at the White
House until two o'clock in the morn
ing, talking over the matter with
nm. lie is being urged by the adj
vocates Of tariff reduction to call an
extra session of Congress early in the
fall for the purpose Of considering
revenue measures. But Secretary
Fairchild is so safe and conservative
a manager that there can be no real
cause of alarm concerning the strin-
gency ofthe money market, whether
Congress is specially convened or
not. Besides the Secretary's powers
are sufficient, under existing laws
to enable him to ward off any threat
ened danger. In the worst Gontin-
gency that can be imagined he is at
liberty to step into the open market
and buy bonds fp Government ac-
count.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-28
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, May 70, 1881.
Today more than a thousand tents
whiten the green sward that stretches
around the Washington Monument.
The troops are now all here who in
tend to participate in the National
Drill, and they represent Alabama,
Arkansas, Connecticut, Colorado, Da-
kota, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kan
sas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts,, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, South Carroll
ma, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, Ten
nessee, Virginia, Washington Terri
tory and the District of Columbia.
The Drill opened this morning, but
the day was consumed by some form
alities such as naming the camp, issu-
ing orders, receiving the latest arriv-
ais of troops, etc, and this evening
there was a dress parade by all of the
organizations encamped, but the COM
petitive drill begins tomorrow. The
soldiers here represent the flower of
the National Guard of their States,
and many of the commands are noted
for their excellent discipline, and
have won trophies in State and inter-
state drills.
Such a camp has not been seen in
this country since the veterans of the
civil war broke their camp in '65.
Now the soldiers of the North, South,
East and West assemble in one camp
and contend in friendly strife for the
trophies of the peaceful drill ground.
The week will be exceedingly lively
in Washington: 1t will be filled with
events, brilliant street pageants, at
tractive drills, reviews and street
parades.
Washington can boast in superla-
tive language of many things. 1t
has the largest public buildings, the
most beautiful streets, the widest and
the smoothest pavements, the finest
public grounds, the greatest number
of shade trees and fountains and
statues, the highest monument, and
many other things the most wonder
full and best and biggest" Of then
kind, and now it adds to the list the
largest competitive drill. Up to this
time the greatest gathering Of the
kind was at "Camp r. G. Drum
in Mobile, two years ago, but the
National Drill exceeds that more
than three fold in the number of mil
itary bodies that will take part.
The good people Of Washington
are rejoicing that the order permit
, ting the sale Of intoxicating liquors
on the drill ground has been re
| voked. The bar privilege of TIT
ground had been sold by tn,
Drill committee for $1,000, but i
e is settled that only temperate
drinks shall be dispensed at the re
. freshment counter under the CRANE
. stand this week. The revocation @
the privilege has been attributed t
| theinfuence of the President througI
e the efforts of some ladies Of the w
= c. T. L., who called upon him to in
If terfere, and also to suggestion fron
{, the Commissioner of public ground,
f to the effect that the War Depart
+ ment, Cto which the drill ground bC
a longs would be gratified if the CON
G mittee would exclude intoXicatin
o liquors. But from whatever sOurC
y the influence may have come, mo,
Il people We're pleased with the fin;
j. decision and action Of the Nation,
: Drill Committee.
Nffpr tlp .T.-. ,f ia, mill III
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-05-28
DAYLIGHT.
The Weeks News LacOnically Reported
for the Standard.

The weather still remains dry, with
but little prospects for rain. Oats,
clover, grass, and in fact most all
other crops are suffering badly for
rain. Farmers are now blowing corn
the second time since there has been
any rain. We notice that much of
the fruit, both peaches and apples, is
dropping from the trees. There will
bea bountiful crop of black berries.
Wheat is not as good as was thought
some weeks ago. generally thin,
low and short headed.
j. p. Hardcastle made visit to his
brother, G. l.. Hardcastle, at Auburn,
few days ago, and found him re-
joicing over the advent of twins-not
babies but mule colts, which were
living and doing well, one three feet
high the other feet and II inches.
We have been requested to say that
there will be quarterly meeting at
Hickory Grove Saturday and Sunday
June 4th and 9Th. Let all interested
make note of this.
Your Woodbury. correspondent,
writing under date of May 18th, is
mistaken in stating that the railroad
is being surveyed from Leoni to the
Blue place. The road crosses the
stage road at Leoni, thence in q
northeast direction crossing Charles
creek near VIM. Bailey's, thence or
in same direction by Bald Knob
Gath, Fuston's Mills, intersecting
Maj. Writings survey in the neigh
borhood of Womack's cross roads
The party had reached Charles creek
Monday evening; have not heart
from them since.